Episode 001: 2016 Term Preview

Welcome to the First Episode of Counting to 5, a new podcast about the United States Supreme Court. In this episode, we look at the current State of the Court, including the prospects for filling the seat left vacant by the death of Justice Scalia, and we take a whirlwind tour of the cases the Court has already granted for the upcoming term. Show Notes Recent Orders: Ferrer v. Senate Subcommittee on Investigations Democratic Party v. Husted Dignity Health v. Rollins Chief Judge Garland’s Recent Public Appearances: August 26, 2016: Harvard Law School September 20, 2016: Howard University Law School Confirmation news: Senator Chuck Grassley on lame duck confirmation Professor Noah Feldman on lame duck confirmation Clinton’s shortlist? Trump’s original list; not exclusive Peter Thiel rumor Thiel rumor denials Trump’s new list Professor Eric Segall on the case for a 4-4 court Justices’ public appearances: August 31, 2016: Justice Kagan at the University of Arizona (video) September 1, 2016: Justice Sotomayor at Metropolitan State University (video) September 7, 2016: Justice Ginsburg at Georgetown University Law Center (video) September 8, 2016: Justice Kagan at Harvard Law School (video) September 8, 2016: Justice Sotomayor at the University of Madison-Wisconsin (video) September 9, 2016: Justice Alito i-Italy TV interview (video) September 12, 2016: Justice Ginsburg at Notre Dame (video) September 13, 2016: Justice Kagan at George Washington Law (video) September 16, 2016: Justice Sotomayor recorded Constitution Day message (video) September 19, 2016: Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Breyer, and Justice Alito at the Old City Hall in Philadelphia September 20, 2016: Justice Ginsburg at Fordham University School of Law (video) September 21, 2016: Justice Ginsburg at Temple Emanu-El September 22, 2016: Justice Sotomayor receives Leadership Award from the Hispanic Heritage Foundation September 23, 2016: Justice Kennedy at the International Bar Association annual conference September 24, 2016: Chief Justice Roberts at the grand opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (video) [Roberts begins at 0:49:50] Upcoming appearances: September 27, 2016: Justice Breyer at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore September 28, 2016: Justice Breyer at Symphony Hall in Boston September 29, 2016: Justice Breyer at the Music Hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire September 30, 2016: Justice Sotomayor at the 2016 Animus Innovation Summit in San Juan, Puerto Rico Notes of interest: Tony Mauro’s health inquiry to the Justices New website about Justice Thomas Supreme Court previews: Cato Institute panel (video) Heritage Foundation panel (video) Case Western Reserve University School of Law panel (video) [term preview begins at 4:06:00] UCI Law Talks podcast Cato Supreme Court Review: Looking Ahead: October Term 2016 Heritage Foundation: Overview of the Supreme Court’s October 2016 Term Georgetown Supreme Court Institute: October Term 2016 Preview Upcoming Supreme Court events: September 26, 2016: UC Hastings College of Law term preview September 27, 2016: Federalist Society term preview September 27, 2016: Washington Legal Foundation term preview September 27, 2016: Georgetown University Federalist Society event on “Supreme Court Advocacy in the Obamacare Cases” September 28, 2016: American Bar Association term preview September 30, 2016: Pacific Legal Foundation term preview Counting to 5: Show Notes: Countingto5.com Facebook: Facebook.com/Countingto5 Twitter: @Countingto5 Email: [email protected] Patreon: patreon.com/countingto5 iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/counting-to-5/id1164291244 Stitcher: stitcher.com/podcast/counting-to-5 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit countingto5.substack.com